[JoeProBono]

[Psycho_Bunny]

Looks like a coffee beer I used to brew called “Headslam Stout”

[GOP_Raider]

Beer Ping!

A low to medium ping list aimed at all of us who, well, love our beer…

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[El Sordo]

Well. That certainly looks rather good.

[SIDENET]

Looks like you need a spoon to consume it.

[Porterville]

Beer from Indiana? .... gross...

I only drink beer from California and definitely not a coffee porter unless it is on tap.

[Sax]

Funny name aside, this is a good ale.

[Minn]

And I thought the people paying $8 a pop for domestic light beer at ball games were crazy.

[WoofDog123]

I have had an awful lot of different beers, and have become very skeptical of ‘event’ hyped beers, though even before trying this beer Three Floyds was my favorite american brewery, bar none. I got 2 bottles of 2006 DL in a trade, and drank one in 2007, and one later (don’t recall when).

In this case, the hype was utterly justified. It was the smoothest imperial stout I have had anywhere, the alcohol was invisible in the taste, and I can only regret that I may never have it again.

After this beer, my favorite imperial stout is stone’s, but I was quite surprised to find that the ‘hype’ of the rating of the beer was arguably justified by taste.

All in all, you cannot go wrong with 3 floyds regular offerings (dreadnaught, alpha king, pride and joy, gumballhead, robert the bruce, black sun, )....their season and one-offs I have had mixed results with, some being brilliant and some just hmm (I really like alpha klaus, and found apocalyptic cow and black heart ipa too harsh (maybe needs bottle time).)

[NRPM]

Looks good! If you can see through it, it’s not worth drinking. It’s a good sign when the foam is dark.

If I can’t get that, my dark/thick/strong beer of choice is Mephistopheles by Avery Brewery. Also good: Worldwide Stout by Dogfish Head.

[cajuncow]

[Joy in the Journey]

Just another preview of the socialism to come: get your tickets for buying beer, bread, medicine, etc.

[JimRed]

...would be allowed to purchase a 22-ounce bottle for $15...

Makes a six buck imperial pint of Guinness sound like a bargain!

[Mich Patriot]

Mmmmmm...beer, my favorite topic (okay, 2nd favorite). Founder's Brewery in Grand Rapids Michigan (my personal "Graceland") does Kentucky Breakfast Stout once a year. Folks line up around the block and they sell out quick. You can get it in stores for a couple weeks, at $20 per 4-pack. Bourbon-barrel aged and yummy.

[CholeraJoe]

April 24 is Dark Lord Day? The Dark Lord (Voldemort) was born December 31. WTF?

[Hotmetal]

Beer ping

[knews_hound]

Homebrewing Ping.

22 bucks a bottle?  Obviously homebrewing is a much better option.

That is however, one heck of a big beer and from all descriptions it sounds tasty indeed.

I also brewed a stout for limited release as Christmas gifts.



SG 1.112
FG 1.028

50 IBU
SA005 at 64 degrees

32 lbs 2 Row
8 lbs Wheat Malt
2 lb Munich 10L
2 lb Crystal 60
.75 lbs Crystal 120
.25 lb Crystal 150
1.5 lb dark brown sugar
1 lb Backstrap Molasses

44g Wilamette at 90
20g Magnum at 45
62g Wilamette at 45
6g Magnum at 1
46g Centenial at 1
28g Whole Cascade at 0

It was a whopper needless to say.  I ended up getting a 6 gallon batch of 6.5% partigyle out of the second runnings and could have made a 5 % 10 gallon but neglected to test the brix until it was too late.

The molasses flavors really came through along with the dark brown sugar.

Anyone else brew something special for Christmas ?




On or off the Homebrewers Ping List, let me know.

Cheers,

knewshound

Homebrewing 1A (Homebrewing for beginners)

[spitter]

Looks wonderful!!
Wish I had one right about now!